I can't for the life of me remember were all the
big name musican's play in Montreal. It used to be the Forum. I wonder who
is going to play there this spring? Anyone know.
big name musican's play in Montreal. It used to be the Forum. I wonder who
is going to play there this spring? Anyone know.
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levis they dont use the forum anymore .. they use the 'bell centre'..
here's the link.. hope it works http://www.bellcentre.ca/eng/index.cfm?CFID=7351460&CFTOKEN=71470964
LevisJeans I am not sure of the site but the old Forum became Pepsi Forum..they kept some of the red seats and painted the floor like the ice. Complete with crests. Even have the rocket on the bench..people in stands...maybe find it under the name of bldg. They also have multi cinema in there too. Heard the Police are playing 2 shows in summer at Bell Centre. Lad
Hi Lad and thanks for answering my question. The
police are a good band are yougoing to go. The price for tickets are expensive
these days. I can remember the price for a show at the Form was $7.50 a ticket I
saw lo't ogf good shows there. Leon Russell , Elton John 3 times. Cosby, Stills
& Nash. B Gees. And even the Beach boy's The prentenders,
Steve Wonder, John Cogar Mellencamp. ZZTop. The
list could go on and on That's what we did go to the Forum Light a match or a
candle and rock on. Do I ever miss that.
They have what they call the Heratige Fest Here in
North Bay. Some good Bands came here Blue Rodeo, Jan Arden
last summer I even went to see Stomping Tom.
I
Any way I miss the Big Venues. Thanks again
Lynn
Hi levisjeans,............your right the Forum had many concerts for sure,... I have a commeroative book about the Montreal Forum ,that lists aside from every Hockey Game played in their ,but every event held in there,.....dates etc etc ,..............an interesting read Btw Do you Remember a 'rock concert' (called a Pop Festival in those days) at the old Autostade,....it was prior to Woodstock by a year or so,..and ut was 'billed' as the longest Pop Festival ,ever at the time,.......... the Bands started at around 10 am or Noon,.....in the open air venue of the Autostade,.......and even a very Young band .....maybe you heard of them "The Who"..........hahahaha played can you imagine sharing a stage for 12 hours on & off,.with many other groups that came from all over,.even had Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels (Devil with a blue dress)......and various other bands,...it ran till midnight.....................one of the MC's was Dean Hagopian (who was then a DJ for CFOX........when they were a pop/rock station,...........(circa '68 ??) ................
Hi there,
the 1st concert I saw at the Forum was the Beatles. My mom brought me when I was 9 yrs. of course she loved them because she was from Eng. There was a huge crowd outside the Forum and they used a decoy limo so everyone went to that while the Beatles slipped in the back doors.I had a pink party dress on with a big flower in the center of it. YIKES.My mom had such a hard grip on me I thought she'd break my wrist. Once inside, our seats where on the floor but way in the back.The Supremes opened up for the Beatles. I remember trying to take pics but once developed all you could see where the back of peoples heads.At Atwater park there was a huge chair that people were sitting on.Some how I remember Glo Worm sitting on this huge chair.I don't know if it was the day of the concert. Anyways after gettting home, I was so excited while telling the story I spilled vegy soup all over my party dress.Wendy
Should have read 1964,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yea yea yea
here you go?> Montreal 1965
Les I don't remember I Pop Festival at
the autostade but I certainly Know The Who. Breton Cummings opened up for the
Bee Gees . Dean Hagopian sure remember him .
I also went to Angregion Park for a Battle of
the bands. I think that was the first time I ever saw anything like
that.
Sorry for the spelling of that park
Yes that's right the Battle of the Bands,.was always a neat compilation of Montreal area groups ,and a good way to showcase the talents that were around at the time,.Recently (within a few months) some one mentioned that they knew aomeone from The Haunted,.........and the website for the HAunted explained that they had once won a Battle of the BAnds in Montreal........
Hi Les, Thanks for the pic. I know I've been to the Autostad. Where was it exactly?I also went to concerts at Plase de Nations.Saw Peter Frampton there, Sly and the Family Stone,Chicago.Also Place des Arts.Saw Melanie there.I'll never forget seeing Van Morrison at the Loews on Ste. Catherine, he was really out of it,but still love his music.
Wendy
Hi Wendythepool,.......... the Autostade was built by the River,.you had to go up Bridge Street,.(like you were heading towards the old Expo entrance ,.but it was just past a place called DeKyupers Distellery ,..very close to the river and not far past the old Stockyard on Bridge,.....Remember that stinky place.....hahahahaha they hearded the animals over for slaughter ,before they went into the old Canada Packers Plant.........(sorry but it's true,I know you like animals ,so maybe i shouldn't have broguht that up_)...hahahahahaha Here's another animal sign ,.that maybe your husband will get a laugh out of too? My Guess & just call it a Hunch,........but that sign's Not in Vegan Country hahahahahahah
Les My cousin Dale is married to Jergan Petters who
played in the Haunted. They live out West now , and told me that he still gets
fan mail from as far away as china.
They were approached to re release the album that
they made.
I hope they do it was good music,...................Many cuts Sounded very Stones Like (early Stones)........... Is he leaning towaards doint it???
Hi Les, having trouble here, anyways I do remember where the autostade is now. Thank you. Were'nt football games played there also. If so I remember having my moped stollen from there after an Als.game. My husband isn't here right now to enjoy your pics. I'm going to say goodnite now since I'm having sooo much trouble with this damn thing. It's taken me about 45 min. to get this posted if it does.
Wemdy
Ok Wendy ,.goodnight........... Here'a alink showing the Autostade,...........I have other pics somewhere But not handy at the moment,.......and yes the Als were there for a few years: http://expo67.ncf.ca/automotive_stadium_montreal_p1.html
Hi Les, hey my first concert was Queen at the forum and it was either 1978 or 1979...do you have a date on that ? I believe my ticket was $8.50
I have Queen as December 1st 1978,.followed by Bobn Seger on the 9th of Dec, then Rush on the 27th Dec Aside from 7 Canadiens regular season games,........and of course the New Years Eve game between USSR vs Canada I haven't checked 1979,.but I will if you like
Just checked 1979...........nothing for Queeen,.so it was Dec 1 ,of 1978
Thanks alot Les, I appreciate the info...my memory isn't that good anymore. I wish I'd kept the ticket stub !!!! I believe it was Rod Stewart I saw in 1979 .D
Hi DonnaMcFarlane: May the 9th,.1979 Rod Stewart.........................................
Lad - I know that we are all diehard Habs fans, are we not?!? Anyway I have to tell you about the barbershop in Saint John where my husband gets his hair cut. When you walk in, it's like a Montreal Canadiens museum....he has pennants, autographed photos, etc....but....the 'piece de resistance' is as you walk in the door, there are "2 Montreal Forum RED chairs" with the seat numbers still on them! He bought them years ago when they were for sale from the Montreal Forum. Is he a champion fan or what!?!?! judy in NB
Wow, Judy that is so cool!!! Who would have thought a place like that was in Saint John! Have you been to Reggies in Saint John? dianne
My oh my! What memories! The first concerts that I went to (with my friend Heather) were the Rock 'n' Roll Revues probably in the early to mid 50's. In this day and age, if you go to a 'concert', you usually see 1-2 entertainers and it costs 'an arm and a leg'. Well, way back then, the bus would travel around the country and in ONE SHOW you would see Bill Haley & the Comets, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, the Platters, and so many more but I can't remember their names right now and it was probably less than $15.00!!! Those were the days, my friends...la la la la la la..... judy in NB
Hi Nefydog,. Judy,......Now I will have to add that Barbershop to a one day visit,........... Sound slike a neat place,........ There are many places like that around the country,.in really obscure areas where someone has built some really neat shrines to the Montreal Canadiens, I have some pics around somewhere of my old house where I had a lot of Habs Stuff re: sweaters, both home& away,...and sticks fromthe Forum ,Lafleur's signed stick,.Larry Robinson's stck ,.a Bobby Smith stick,.a Mark Napier one as well, I have a plentiful supply of memorabilia from books to a small Habs sweater that I bought at the Forum for my son when he was about 2or3 with his nam,e on the back......hahahahah Also the cover for my pooltable ,is designed as an exact replica of the ice surface in the old Forum ...blah blah blah' many signed pics of Yvon C,.Guy L ,..alot of those guys come out here for charity events,.and How's this in the bottom of my brothers swimming pool,I painted a Huge Canadiens CH logo on the bottom,.........it has to be 6'x10' right dead center of the pool,............hahahaha the pool is 20' x 40' so it's easy to see hahahahahah Glad to Hear Your Still a Habs Fan................
Hi Les Habs memories got any pictures? Lad
Hi Di - Yup - have been to Reggie's a few times over the years. It's just a little 'hole in the wall' but it has "character" as they say. He used to advertize Montreal Smoked Meat and I got all excited thinking of Ben's or something. What a disappointment when I got this puny little sandwich - definitely NOT a "Montreal" Smoked Meat as WE know them. I used to get sucked in all the time when I saw a sign with the MSM sign - but I'm getting better now. When I go to Montreal, I have to have a Smoked Meat platter, a poutine, a hotdog steamé, and some sugar pie....not all at once though....lol. When I've had my feed of the above, then I know my Montreal visit was a success!!! It doesn't take much to make me happy - as you can tell. judy in NB
Wow Les - You should take a picture of your brother's pool and show it to us on VC! Now THAT is truly a Habs fan - good for him!!! I have friends in Courtenay.......are you far from there? judy in NB
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hanks for posting those pictures of the Autostade. I hadn't seen those particular ones before. You may find it of interest to know that there is a Wikipedia entry on the Autostade.
FYI, I was a former resident of Victoriatown, perhaps better known as "Goose Village." Even after 40 some-odd years, I still find it sad that our homes were demolished to build a temporary sports stadium. Sadly, the only thing that is left to remind one that Victoriatown ever existed is the War Memorial, which was erected by the citizens of Victoriatown--it still stands on the old Canada Packers property on the corner of Mill and Bridge Streets.
I've managed to scrounge a few pictures of the Village here and there, and I've posted them to an account on Sony Imagestation. You can see these, if you're interested, at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4286970363
I've also attached a picture of the Victoriatown War Memorial.
According to my mother, one of the first men killed (Sgt. J.P. Andreaoli) was just prior to Christmas, 1939--he had just gone overseas within the previous 3 months (war was declared in September, and he was killed in December.) Apparently he was a great friend of one of my uncles.
TravellingWilbur, you might like to check out the link called "griffintown" in the LINKS section here as well.
TravelingWilbur: Those are some really good photo's on your sony image site,.Thanks for posting the address,............... I will have a more through look either later or tomorow,....but Thanks Again The name Andreoli is familiar to me as I went to school with a guy called Jr: Pasquali Andreoli,................ I would think he'd have to be a direct relative, as I havenot in my life heard that name anywhere else for 40 years...
Hi newfydog,.and the lad: Yes I will post some of the pool & some of my other stuff,...I have posted them before,.so bare with me till i di them out again,.. Not feeling much like doing anything today,..(don't even feel like looking up stuff,.....hahahahaha ) & that's not me,......... Got some sort of Flu Bug, I guess,.......and it wasn't self induced ( I try not to do those things) but woke up with the old Raspy Voice & Cough..................Yikes,..... but the evening was a nice Dinner out,.but I sort of knew I had something even in the resataurant..... So in a day or two I'll try to find some Habs stuff
Hi Judy....We do the same as you do when we go to Montreal, we hit all the favourite spots for hot dogs, smoked meat etc..... And yes, we've been really disappointed several tijes too when we see the MSM sign....but we live in hope!!! Reggies is a 'hole in the wall' for sure.....but everyone should go there at least once!!! Dianne
newfydog9
You were so lucky to see those guys perform.
They were a little before my time, however I just love that music.
I was read a book about Sammy Davis jr, he and
Frank Sinatra used to enjoy playing in Montreal. I think it was The Coppa
Cabbana. I should have been born in that era. I miss some of the great
ones!
My big sister who is Glo worm on this site
listened to all that music.Her and her friend went to the Montreal forum to see
Elivis. Another one I like is Patsy Cline.
HI RE Montreal Forum.. First concert I ever saw was the Dave Clark Five...five bucks... Then in 68 I think, first WHO concert...10 bucks in the reds and bought the ticket the night of the show....walked right in and sat down...could not hear for 2 days after that. LOUD. Good times.. Lad
Here's a couple of examples of some really good old pictures from GooseVillage,.....................posted by Travelling Wilbur (Ian) these are worth a look at his storage site,.address posted a few post s back................................ ........Now that's a good picture depicting a time when You got some service & gas,...............probably many of your parents & maybe grandparents have stood right here at this old B/A station,....................... Bridge St & Conway............................................Great Stuff, look at the old oil cans for sale on the rack,...Remember checking your oil, most people don't anymore................................and they pay for it?
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